Disco Elysium - The Final Cut

Other reviewers have said the most important things already, so I'll try to keep this short. To start off on a positive note: Disco Elysium one of the most radical and fun RPGs I've ever played. The way your character traits influence the whole playing experience is amazing and gives the game lots of replay value. The writing is fantastic and kept me thinking about the cases I had to solve in the game even after switching off my computer. I do not regret buying the game for the full price (though I usually shy away from paying 40 bucks for a single video game) and feel absolutely compelled to give it a 5-star rating. However, I would still like the developers to address some technical issues and gameplay weaknesses with a few patches. I encountered situations in the game where I couldn't use an item after equipping it. At one point the game even froze after a very long dialogue, which I annoyingly had to repeat after going back to my last savegame. Gameplay wise, there were a few situations in which making progress on the main case seemed to depend on a skill check related to a single skill. If your character hasn't specialized in said skill, you may still be able to progress (with save scumming, if all else fails), but it would be better to patch in a couple of alternative role-playing options to avoid a possible feeling of frustration. Nones of these issues were gamebreaking in my case, but the developers should fix them nevertheless. Once this is done, I will gladly call Disco Elysium a perfect RPG experience.

I thought there wont be another game that will blow me away like Planescape, Fallout 2, Baldurs gate 2 or Grim Fandango did the first time I played them. And here it is. Congrats to the devs. This game is really really great. Instant legend. Thank you, enjoyed every minute of it.

I could write many things about Disco Elysium. But I'll settle for two. One: Its writing and world-building are absolutely phenomenal. Two: It has a heart and a soul. Play it.

I bought this wonderful game to show my support to the developers. Calmly waiting for a translation into Russian ;) Thank you for your time.

This game seemed to come out of nowhere. I was attracted to its art style, and blown away with the amount of depth that has gone into the writing, including the *vast* multitude of passive skill checks that help guide you on your way through the game. It's funny, it's dark, it's sentimental, it's crude, and it's deep. It is the truest transition of a pen and paper RPG into a computer game that I've ever played. Somebody already wrote an article on how playing Disco Elysium first, ruined their experience of the Outer Worlds, and I'm in much the same boat. That being said, it's not for everybody. It is a *wordy* RPG, and assumes that the people playing it are intelligent enough to follow along the many threads it weaves. If you're looking for a well-written change from the usual, Disco Elysium will not be a regret.